The “Sweet Lady” singer delved further into his upbringing amongst three siblings under his mother’s care and how he strives to be an active father, despite his past experience.

“I think a lot of us as men, whether we know it or not, we have become duplicates of our fathers or lack thereof,” he says. “How can you naturally know how to be what you were never raised by? A lot of us may not have been raised by a father or mother or the right type…but it’s for you to break the cycle, go out there and say, ‘I’m just gonna figure it out.’

Tyrese also spoke on his motivation to succeed and how it affects his team. “I drive people that work with me crazy because my level of focus and drive is of a man that just got on,” said the industry vet, who also recently dropped a book with Rev Run called Manology. “It’s driving my team crazy but it’s one of those visions that drop down from the sky and it’s gotta happen.”

Watch both parts of the interview below and check out other hardworking dads in the business by heading over to the Fresh Fathers page here.—Camille Augustin